You will findbelow a listing of grant opportunities provided to us byDr. Jan Taylor of the West Virginia State EPSCoR office. If you have an interest in any of these opportunities please contact me at
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David Ice
Grants DevelopmentOfficer
If you are interested in the NSF Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation solicitation, NSF has provided answers to frequently asked questions here.
For those interested in the Major Research Instrumentation solicitation (available for PUIs, too), the FAQ is here.
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Foundationssmall grants program for quantitative and qualitative research on U.S. workforce and labor markets in science and engineering
Joyce Brenner Women’s Health Research Award
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)
National Science Foundation
The Biological Sciences Directorate invites submission of proposals that advance our conceptual and theoreticalunderstanding of living systems. The Advancing Theory in Biology (ATB) solicitation supports the development ofnew theoretical approaches that will improve our understanding of fundamental biological principles that integrate phenomena across levels of biological organization. Full Proposal Deadline(s): February 25, 2008 and February 17, 2009.
Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS): Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function - Computational neuroscience provides a theoretical foundation and a rich set of technical approaches for understanding the functions of complex neurobiological systems, building on the theory, methods, and findings of computer science, neuroscience, and numerous other disciplines. Through the CRCNS program, participating NSF Directorates and NIH Institutes support innovative interdisciplinary collaborative research to make significant advances in the understanding of nervous system function, mechanisms underlying nervous system disorders, and computational strategies used by the nervous system. Two classes of proposals will be considered in response to this solicitation: Research proposals describing new collaborative research projects, and Data sharing proposals to enable sharing of data and other resources. Full Proposal Deadline(s): February 26, 2008; October 30, 2008; and October 30, 2009.
NSF is soliciting proposals for the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program. This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of a degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing S-STEM projects at their institutions. Up to $70 million was expected to be available for 90-130 grants when this solicitation was released in 2006. Awards of up to $225,000 per year, or $600,000 total, for a project period of up to five years may be made. Eligible are institutions of higher education in the U.S. and its territories that grant associate, baccalaureate or graduate degrees in the discliplines listed in the solicitation. Principal investigators must be faculty members currently teaching within one of the disciplines who can provide the leadership required to ensure the success of the project. Letters of intent are due July 10, 2008; proposals are due Aug. 12, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
NSF continues to solicit proposals for the Instrument Development for Biological Research Program. This program supports the development of novel instrumentation or instrumentation that has been improved by an order of magnitude or more in some aspects. Supported instruments should have a significant impact on the study of biological systems at any level. Approximately $3 million was expected to be available for 15 grants in FY 2008 when this solicitation was released earlier this year. Awards having a project period of up to four years may be made. Eligible are U.S. academic institutions; U.S. nonprofit research organizations, including museums, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities; and consortia of these organizations. Proposals are due Aug. 29, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
NSF is soliciting proposals for interdisciplinary training grants for undergraduates in the biological and mathematical sciences. This initiative is designed, in part, to better prepare undergraduate biology or mathematics students to pursue graduate study and careers in fields that integrate the mathematical and biological sciences. The core of the activity is long-term research experiences for interdisciplinary balanced teams of at least two undergraduates. Undergraduate participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or its possessions. Approximately $3.3 million in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for 6-9 grants, including 2-3 institutional awards of up to $1 million for a project period of five years and 4-6 group awards of up to $240,000 for a project period of three years. Proposals are due Feb. 21, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
NSF is soliciting proposals for the Advancing Theory in Biology program. This program seeks to develop new theoretical approaches to improve researchers' understanding of fundamental biological principles that integrate phenomena across levels of biological organization. Up to $10 million over fiscal years 2008-09 is expected to be available to support 10-15 grants per year for up to three years. Proposals are due Feb. 25, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
NSF is soliciting proposals for the Community-based Data Interoperability Networks Program. This NSF crosscutting program supports community efforts to provide for broad interoperability through the development of mechanisms such as robust data and metadata conventions, ontologies, and taxonomies. Support is provided for data interoperability networks that will be responsible for consensus-building activities and for providing the expertise necessary to turn the consensus into technical standards with associated implementation tools and resources. Approximately 10 grants of up to $250,000 per year are expected to be made annually over fiscal years 2008-10. Awards may have a project period of 3-5 years. Proposals are due July 23, annually. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
NSF is soliciting proposals for the Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure Program. The goal of this program is to support work leading to the development or demonstration of innovative cyberinfrastructure services for science and engineering research and education that fill gaps left by more targeted funding opportunities. The program also will consider highly innovative cyberinfrastructure education, outreach and training proposals that lie outside the scope of targeted solicitations. Proposals are due Aug. 14, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
NSF continues to solicit proposals for the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. This program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by NSF. The program features two mechanisms for support: (1) REU Sites, which are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research, and (2) REU Supplements requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects or included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements. Approximately $57 million in FY 2008 funding was expected to be available for awards when this solicitation was released earlier this year. Between the two mechanisms described above, approximately 150 new REU Site awards having a project period of 1-5 years and approximately 1,600 new REU Supplement awards are anticipated. Proposals are due Aug. 18, 2008, for REU Site proposals, except for those pertaining to the Antarctic Program (June 5, 2009). Proposal deadlines vary by research area for REU Supplements. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
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National Institutes of Health
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality invites R18 applications for the development of health information technology that assists clinicians, practices, systems, and patients and families in improving the quality and safety of care delivery for individuals with complex healthcare needs (e.g., multiple chronic diseases) in ambulatory care settings with a particular interest in high-risk care transitions. The long-term goal of this effort is to ensure that patients receive the appropriate care and management for the prevention and treatment of priority conditions. Approximately $3 million is expected to be available for 5-7 new grants having a project period of up to three years. Applicants may request a budget for total costs of up to $1.2 million. Eligible are domestic public or non-profit private institutions, such as colleges, universities and faith- or community-based organizations; units of state or local governments; eligible agencies of the federal government; and Indian/Native American tribal governments or organizations. Letters of intent are due Jan. 18, 2007; applications are due Feb. 21, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) agencies invite R21 applications for an initiative to facilitate the discovery of new molecular probes for investigating biological function through the development and adaptation of biological assays for use in automated high throughput molecular screening projects. Approximately $8 million is expected to be available annually over fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010 to support 40 awards per year. Applicants may request a project period of up to two years and a budget for first-year direct costs of up to $125,000. Direct costs for the second year of awards are limited to $25,000 and are available only to projects entering the Molecular Libraries Screening Center Network. Letters of intent are due Dec. 20, 2007; applications are Jan. 10, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
Promoting Careers In Aging and Health Disparities Research (K01) - The goals of NIH-supported career development programs are to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. The focus of this FOA is limited to health disparities related to aging. For purposes of this funding opportunity, eligible individuals are applicants who have been determined by the grantee institution to be committed to a career in health disparities research related to aging and who are members of or knowledgeable about health disparity population groups. Nationally, health disparity population groups include but are not limited to African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, the medically underserved, low socioeconomic populations and rural populations. Application Receipt Date(s):
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Department of Homeland Security
International Research in Homeland Security Science & Technology Mission Areas - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is soliciting applications for international research projects aligned with the mission and requirements of DHS S&T. These projects should be designed to augment and complement, through international research and collaboration, the depth and breadth of homeland security science and technology research. Specifically, the S&T Directorate seeks proposals that will contribute to homeland security science and technology, including but not limited to: • Evaluation of novel tools or approaches to confronting homeland security challenges; • Basic research to provide data, understandings, or models that support S&T efforts or policy decisions; and • S&T and operations research evaluations to support revolutionary improvements in DHS’s mission and its component agencies’ operations. Application Deadline: January 18, 2008 (11:59pm, EST).
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Department of Defense
The Department of the Air Force is soliciting proposals for its Materials Characterization program. This program contains two efforts that will be conducted concurrently. The first effort consists of materials characterization research that develops and advances the state-of-the-art for characterization techniques, methods and equipment. The second effort then applies these advanced characterization tools to materials of interest to Air Force Research Laboratory researchers. Approximately $20 million over fiscal years 2008-13 is expected to be available for one contract award. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Jan. 10, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
The Department of the Army is seeking sources capable of performing nanotechnology energetic research in support of its lethality mission. The scope of this effort includes development of advanced armament and energetics technology, disruptive technologies and advanced control of weapons, and manufacturing processes to support the armament and energetics industrial base. No awards will be made for responses, which are due Dec. 5, 2007. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007
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GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS RESEARCH ON U.S. SCIENCE & ENGINEERING LABOR MARKETS from Southern Compass
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced a new small grants program for quantitative and qualitative research on U.S. workforce and labor markets in science and engineering. The Foundation is seeking proposals looking at a wide range of issues including relative attractiveness of S&E career paths, retention/completion of S&E degrees, and case studies of key employers. Institutions of higher education and research are eligible to apply for the award. Proposed projects cannot exceed a total of $45,000. The deadline for submission is April 7, 2008. More information can be found at
Foundation for Women's Wellness (FWW)
FWW invites letters of inquiry for the Joyce Brenner Women’s Health Research Award. This award was created in the esteemed memory of Joyce Brenner to improve medicine’s understanding of women’s health. Areas of interest include cardiovascular disease, leading female cancers (lung, breast, and ovarian), and hormones’ role in causing and treating health concerns; however any topic deemed important to women’s health will be considered. The award will provide one-time funding of up to $20,000. Lead investigators and proposed studies must be at accredited U.S.-based medical institutions. Applicants must also have an M.D., Ph.D., or D.O. degree with a junior faculty or assistant professor appointment, or the equivalent, at the time of award. Letters of inquiry are due Dec. 20, 2007; full applications will be due following the selection of finalists. For more information, visit CopyrightStateScience & TechnologyInstitute2007
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)
MJFF invites applications proposing to demonstrate that modulation of a specific cellular target results in a Parkinson's disease (PD)-relevant therapeutic response in an appropriate whole-animal mammalian model of PD. Of particular interest are targets whose manipulation holds the potential to treat the symptoms of PD, including both motor and non-motor symptoms such as cognitive dysfunction, autonomic dysfunction, sleep disorders and depression. Also of interest are targets that could be used to protect or restore degenerating neurons, as well as those that can treat complications of current PD treatments (e.g., dyskinesias). At least $2 million is expected to be available for awards having a project of up to two years. Awards of up to $250,000 may be made. Eligible are public or private nonprofit entities, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government, and for-profit entities. Required preproposals are due Dec. 18, 2007; invited full proposals will be due Feb. 18, 2008. For more information, visit: State Science & Technology Institute 2007